I Don't Expect People To Get Me.

People Ask Me Questions Like, "oh, You Look So Theatrical In Your Photographs. Is That What You're Like When You Walk Down The Street?" It's Like, "of Course Not." It's Such A Silly Question - It's Like Being Theatrical Is A Crime.

I'm A Little Nervous. Definitely. Especially Coming From An Album Like Biophilia, Which Was About The Universe. This Is More Of A Traditional Singer/songwriter Thing. When I Started Writing, I Fought Against It. I Thought It Was Way Too Boring And Predictable. But Most Of The Time, It Just Happens; There's Nothing You Can Do. You Have To Let It Be What It Is.

I Mean, I've Never Been Thinking That If You're A Fan You Have To Buy Everything That Somebody Puts Out. I Mean, You've Got A Choice. If You Don't Want It, Just Don't Buy It. It's Also A Reaction To Youtube And Sharing Of Files. A Lot Of It Is Really Bad Sound, Really Low Quality. So The Librarian In Me Wants It At Least To Exist There So That In 20 Years When I'm Sitting In My Rocking Chair, It Will Still Exist In The Best Sound Quality Possible, Even Though It Only Sold 1000 Units Or Whatever. As Much As I Love The Whole Pirate Kind Of Thing, The Quality Suffers.

Sometimes When I Write Lyrics There Are Images In Them, Usually On A Quite Simplistic Level, Like Colors. But Most Often Music Comes First And Then Later I Sit Down With Visual People And We Chat About What We Want To Do. I Don't Look At Myself As A Visual Artist. I Make Music.

Emotions Weren’t Created To Just Lie Around. You Should Experience Things To The Full. I’ve Got A Sense Of The Clock Ticking. We Have To Feel All Those Things To The Maximum. Like, I Don’t Eat A Lot But I Really Love Eating. And I Like Being Precise And Particular. There Is A Certain Respect In That. If You Can Do Your Day Depending On How You Feel, And Enjoy Things As Well.